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Transformation projects still tend to focus on buildings that once had life. This thesis aims to work with those that were never brought to it. In today’s world, there are an increasing amount of projects that garner a lot of attention and investment quite quickly. Some of these are taken through to the design stage and into development, only for them to suddenly not be viable. Development quickl

‘’Brandscapes: Rethinking fashion retail spaces in a digital age’’ explores the evolving role of branded environments in response to ongoing digital and economic shifts. As online platforms and e-commerce reshape consumer behavior, physical retail spaces face challenges justifying their presence and redefining their relevance. Rather than viewing these environments as solely transactional, this th

Fermentation intensification is crucial for the economic viability of biobased chemical production through fermentative routes, including a shift from batch/fed-batch to continuous fermentations to enhance volumetric productivity. This is especially relevant for the Acetone Butanol Ethanol (ABE) fermentation due to low productivities and concentrations caused by product toxicity. However, transiti

The profound depth of his works and his refined exploration of sound make Marco Momi one of the standout composers of his generation. Born in Perugia in 1978, Momi studied piano, conducting, and composition in Perugia, Strasbourg, The Hague, Rome, Darmstadt, and Paris. He has won numerous international competitions, such as the Gaudeamus Music Prize and the Seoul International Competition, and has

Purpose: Autism, psychosis and catatonia were once considered part of schizophrenia. While both autism and catatonia have been “detached” from schizophrenia, co-occurrence of the three conditions may be suspected in some cases, because of overlapping features, leading to challenges in diagnosis and treatment. This review provides an overview of the literature regarding the co-occurrence of autism,

Supersolids formed from dipolar Bose Einstein condensates (BECs) exhibit spontaneous density modulation while maintaining global phase coherence. This state of matter supports gapped amplitude (Higgs) excitations featuring a quadratic dispersion relation. While Higgs modes are typically strongly damped due to coupling with other amplitude and phase modes, imposing an experimentally realistic toroi

A surge in societal and scientific discussion surrounds psychedelic research. One surprising fact keeps standing out: Many users report the psychedelic experience as a positive and lasting impact on their quality of life. The present study aimed to explore the quality and consequences of the most impacting psychedelic experience, with the user's Big Five personality in focus. This experienced samp

Membrane technology has proven successful for separating, concentrating, and purifying compounds from streams in the pulp and paper industry. A key stream is kraft black liquor (KBL) from which lignin can be recovered by nanofiltration (NF). However, membrane technology has not yet been implemented on large scale for this process. One reason is the lack of efficientunderstanding of membrane cleani

Galactoglucomannan (GGM) has been identified as a valuable resource and can be used in fields such as oxygen barrier films, food coatings or hydrogels. This hemicellulose can be extracted from softwood using steam explosion (STEX) under mild conditions. However, the GGM-solution also contains impurities such as lignin, lignin-carbohydrate complexes, organic acids, and salts, which require further

Asthma is a heterogeneous chronic respiratory disease affecting millions worldwide, and the prevalence is increasing. Although most patients achieve disease control using mainstay treatment with inhaled corticosteroids and bronchodilators, a subgroup of patients suffers from uncontrolled disease. Developing novel therapeutic strategies for these patients is therefore of great importance. When trea

Magnetic Weyl semimetals have emerged as a fertile ground for exploring quantum phases of matter and quasiparticles. The latter includes unconventional fermions with larger Chern numbers than those of conventional Weyl fermions and topologically nontrivial band structures in bosonic excitations. They hold potential for further experimental exploration of emergent quantum matter, magnon-polarons, w

IntroductionThe pulp and paper industry is one of the most significant industrial sectors globally. Current pulp mills primarily focus on producing pulp fibers and electricity. By transforming traditional pulp mills into lignocellulosic biorefineries, they can become a cornerstone of a future circular bioeconomy. To achieve this, pulp mills must close their process loops and, in addition to fiber

IntroductionGlobal water scarcity necessitates innovative approaches to water treatment. Membrane technology has emerged as a key solution, demonstrating its effectiveness across a range of applications, from seawater desalination using reverse osmosis to wastewater treatment with membrane bioreactors. This presentation will introduce three novel water treatment concepts based on membrane technolo

Recycling industrial wastewater is a significant challenge due to its complexity. However, achieving the global sustainable development goal 6—clean water and sanitation—requires suitable treatment technologies to upgrade and recycle water, thereby reducing drinking water consumption and water stress. This presentation focuses on two challenging wastewater streams:carwash and oily wastewater, demo

The hippocampus, crucial in cognitive aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), shows early atrophy during disease progression. This study investigated 5-year trajectories of hippocampal volumes across AD stages, focusing on genetic predisposition to AD, captured through the polygenic risk score for AD (PRS-AD) and APOE, and their impact on hippocampal atrophy. Analyzing data from 1,051 participants in

The keystone species concept holds that certain members of an ecological community, despite their low abundance, exert disproportionately large effects on species diversity and composition. In microbial ecology, experimental validation of this concept has been limited because targeted removal of individual species remains technically challenging. Here, we developed a procedure to test the keystone